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Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
02-Feb

April 7, 2008 - Facebook settles with the founders of "ConnectU", the Winklevoss twins and Divya Narendra, for a purported $65 million, according to promotional material later published by ConnectU's lawyers.
April 7, 2008 - Facebook settles with the founders of "ConnectU", the Winklevoss twins and Divya Narendra, for a purported $65 million, according to promotional material later published by ConnectU
       
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October 28 2003 - Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard psychology sophomore, writes "Facemash," a website that asked users to judge students
February 4 2004 - Zuckerberg launches Thefacebook.com, a social network that allows users to create basic profiles including personal information and photos. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
February 10 2004 - Harvard students Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narenya send Zuckerberg a cease-and-desist letter, accusing Zuckerberg of independently developing thefacebook.com while he was hired to work on their social networking project, HarvardConnection. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
June 2004 - Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist, invests $500,000 in Facebook. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
May 26, 2005 - Accel Partners, the venture capital firm headed by investor Jim Breyer, invests $12.7 million in Facebook, valuing the company at roughly $100 million. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
October 24, 2007 - Microsoft Corp announces that it purchased a 1.6 percent share of Facebook for $240 million, giving the company a total implied value of around $15 billion. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
April 7, 2008 - Facebook settles with the founders of "ConnectU", the Winklevoss twins and Divya Narendra, for a purported $65 million, according to promotional material later published by ConnectU
Russian investor Yuri Milner
June 3, 2010 - Zuckerberg sweats profusely as he takes questions about Facebook
June 30, 2010 - In one of the more bizarre twists in Facebook
October 10, 2010 - Columbia Pictures releases The Social Network, a film about Facebook
January 2, 2011 - Facebook raises $500 million from Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies in a deal that valued the company at $50 billion. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
November 29, 2011 - Facebook agrees to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users on what information it would keep private. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
January 25, 2012 - Trading of Facebook shares is halted on the secondary market as rumors of an impending IPO gain steam. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
February 1, 2012 - Facebook files its Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to raise $5 billion in a highly anticipated IPO. Facebook: From Harvard dorm to IPO launch
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